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H NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS
NORTH CAROLINA I
RALElGH—Charlotte High school,
with enrollment of 898, led high
schools of state in 1923, according
to Dr. J. Henry Highsmith, director
of high schools, department of pub
lic instruction. Asheville, second,
with 866; Greensboro, third, 831.
I WILMINGTON.—As aftermath of
killing here in connection with shop
men's strike, two years ago, for
which Herbert E. Dallas was sent to
prison for five years, C. B. Hollomon,
former Wilmington policeman, and
i I*Jew Hanover county deputy sher-
I iff, is sent to jail for 20 days and
fined SIOO for contempt of court
as result of failure to appear and
testify for state.
RALEIGH— jstate board of chari
ties and corrections warns public of
efforts in various parts of state to
collect funds for charitable institu
tions which board says do not exist.
SHELBY.—A. V. Washburn, su
‘ perintendent of Double Springs, N.
C., rural school, speaks at third an
nual south-wide Baptist organized
Bible class conference, at Atlanta.
Ga., on methods successfully used
In organized class work.
SALlSßUßY.—lnvitation to de
liver principal address at Wood
men’s banquet January 24 is accept
ed by Sovereign Manager E. B.
Lewis, of Woodmen of the World.
John L. Randleman, of local camp.
, will preside.
CHARLOTTE. McDevitt-Flem
ing company, of Chattanooga, sends
out call for 1,000 men for work on
11,000,000 plant company will con
struct here for Ford Motor com
pany and expresses doubt such num
ber of skilled, semi-skilled and un
is skilled labor is now obtainable in
£ this section.
CHARLOTTE.—State ship and
port commission, in special called
session at which it had been intend
ed to complete report to Governor
l Morrison on investigation of pro-
posal’s practicability, finds much de
lay is faced and Chairman R. M.
Miller, Jr., announces another meet
ihg probably will be called several
weeks hence.
WINSTON-SALEM.—Chamber of
• commerce telegraphs Josephus Dan
iels, Raleigh editor and former sec
retary of navy, urging that Winston-
Salem be designated, should Daniels
accept reported challenge from Gov
ernor Morrison that Daniels meet
him on stump and discuss differ
ences existing between them regard
ing Morrison administration.
?■ ..RALEIGH—SchooI funds amount
ing to $1,250,000 are to be divided
among 67 of state’s 100 counties to
supplement county funds, A. T. Al-
Ten, state superintendent of public
Instruction, announces. Thirty-two
counties maintain schools without
Itate aid: counties receiving state
funds "will receive from 2 per cent
, so 50 per cent of local school fund.
j HICKORY.—C. P. Clarti, aged 16,
son of J. W. Clark, dies at hospital
Os injuries sustained two days pre
viously when car in which he and
two brothers were riding was struck
by Carolina and Northwestern pas
, senger train.
Representatives
oT 75 North Carolina churches de
cide to conduct intensive campaign,
January 20-February 1, to collect
Igss than 50 per cent balance on
pledges to Methodist church's cen
tenary fund.
— Contract is award
ed by Southern Power comp«v for
qcmjttruction of . hydro-electric plant
ip/Rfaddhiss, N. C., to develop about
4ft.Goo horsepower. Rhinehardt &
Dennis, of Charlotte and Lynchburg,
Ya., will do work, cost of which will
be about $4,000,000. Contractor re
cently completed Mountain Island,
50,000 horsepower, development near
hsre for this company.
■^CHARLOTTE. —Southern Rower
company announces it has begun
work with own construction forces
on steam plant at Duncan, S. C.,
, which will be completed by August
1 and generate about 50,000 horse
power of electric energy, being equal
in size to largest of company’s steam
plants. Cost will be about $1,500,000.
CHARLOTTE. —Etheredge Motor
Sales company, dealers in Ford Mo
tor products, announces SBO,OOO will
be spent for new business home, bids
for construction to be opened Jan
uary 24.
CHARLOTTE—Buried, disinter
red, reburied, according to official
army records, J. J. Ryan, husky
Irish-American, veteran of Sixty
first Infantry, fifth regular army di
vision, which was organized at
: Camp Greene, here, for World War
service, returns on round-world trip
and shows friends his unique collec
tion of records regarding himself.
CHARLOTTE. —Health officials of
Mecklenburg county traveled 16,058
nilles in conduct of health campaign
in 1923.
CHARLOTTE. —Severe burns to
feet, sustained as he sat in rolling
chair before fire at home near here,
cause death of J. W. Hunter, aged
73, invalid, prominent farmer. He
was alone at home when burned.
: CHARLOTTE?-—“Most folks who
drive autos shore is crazy,” declares
Hernan (Dad) Bogean, veteran ne
gro railroad crossiing watchman,
commenting on recklessness of mo
torists, many of whom disregard his
signals to stop as train approaches.
WINSTON-SALEM. Coroner's
" jury, investigating death of Mrs.
Leonora Hill, aged 24, holds her re
sponsible for own death, resulting
from fall into city water reservoir
t while, according to companions, in .
intoxicated condition. Sheriff or
ders new inquiry and second jury
returns similar verdict.
CHARLOTTE.-—As result of rock
t browing battle between three girls
and boy, Leonard White, aged 16, is
bound over to superior court on
charge of assaulting Louisa Brooks,
aged 15.
JVHNSTON-SALEm’.— Community
Chest commission announces SBO,OOO
will be sought to finance civic and
•'baritable institutions for year.
RALEIGH. —North Carolina grand
lodge of Masons votes to continue
annual appropriation of $30,000 to
Oxford Orphanage. Oxford, N. C.,
rejecting -complete support plan
suggested by retiring Grand Master
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THE ATjAYTA TH! WEEKLY JOUHNAYj
I Hubert M. Poteat, president of
Wake Forest college. Appointment
! of J. F. McCuiston, of Winstcn-Sa
j lem, associate - chaplain, gives ofiiee
l for first time to minister of Mora-
I vian church.
ASIIEVILLE. Champion Fibre
company's pulp mill at Canton, re
garded as largest of kind in world,
is closed down indefinitely officials
announce, pending coming to terms
with 1,300 employes on working
hours, following alleged preliminary
efforts of Paper Makers’ union's
representatives to organize work
men. Officials declare closed shop
proposals will be rejected.
RALElGH.—Executive committee
of board of trustees of University of
North Carolina defers selection of
dean of law school, passing matters
to full board, and agrees to recom
mend to board, at meeting January
80, standardization of law school in
conformity with program of Ameri
> can Bar association and Association
I of American Law schools.
j GREENSBORO. Famous Ran
dolph county election fraud case, in
which W. L. Coltrane and R. L.
White, Jr., registrars and judges,
charged with violating federal elec
tion law by refusing T. L. Cox,
qualified elector, right to vote, will
be tried January 31, in federal court
here.
LINCOLNTON.—LincoIn county
commissioners authorize employing
of engineer to direct county's pro
gram of permanent highway de
velopment.
MURPHY.—Grandfather’s refusal
to passively watch small grandson
whipped precipitates family fight in
lower Cherokee county resultirig in
one death and one man and two
women badly wounded. Bud Bry
son, 64, grandfather, is dead; Farris
Bryson, his son, aged 17, and wife
i of each are suffering from gunshot
wounds.
CHARLOTTE.—After illness ex
tending over period of month, Harry
Zeigler, aged 56, wealthy, president
of T. C. Thompson & Bros., contrac
tors, died of blood poisoning. Par
ents are Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Zeigler,
of Birmingham. Mother was called
back to Birmingham day of his
death to bedside of daughter, Miss
Mary Zeigler, suffering from pneu
monia.
CHARLOTTE.— Governor Morri
son denies reports attributing to
him, in New Bern speech, remarks
regarded as severely attacking can
didacy of J. W. Bailey, former state
collector- of revenue, for governor.
Morrison says only reference to
campaign was to express hope next
Democratic state convention “would
not degenerate into mere wrangle
between friends of Bailey and Mc-
Lean (A. W. McLean, of Ltimber
ton) over governorship.”
RALEIGH.-— David K. Blair, com
missioner of internal revenue,
though not member, attends and is
reported to have taken active part
in deliberations of North Carolina
Republican Executive committee.
CIIARLOTTIC”- Delegation ' of
business men formally ask city gov
ernment to build great theater, in
dividuals recently have announced
abandonment of plan to erect $350,-
000 playhouse.
RALEIGH.— Mrs. Kate Burr John
son, director of state department of
chanties and corrections, turns guns
on operation of state’s juvenile court
system, declaring in signed state
ment that “juvenile courts are rob
bing arson of its terrors and making
indulgence in pyromania children
pastime.”
HICKORY.—Danie? E. Rhyne, of
Lincoln county, bids in property of
Piedmont Wagon and Manufactur
ing company, said to be largest con
cern of kind in south, for $425,000,
and will operate under management
of E. P. Rhyne, his nephew.
CHARLOTTeZrT d. Craver,
prominent in theatrical and motion
picture circles, announces intention
to build $400,000 theater on $200,-
000 uptown site, adjacent to site of
new $1,000,000 hotel. Plans also' in
clude offices in seven stories.
WINSTON-SALEM?—W. S. Oben
shain, of Charlotte, is elected presi
dent of North Carolina Association
of Ice Cream Manufacturers, which
selects Charlotte for 1925 annual con
vention.
GREENSBORO— Guilford county’s
new $150,000 tuberculosis hospital is
formally opened. Dr. J. L. Spruill is
superintendent.
RALEIGH.—State board of health '
reports $51,000 spent in 23 counties
in last quarter of 1923 brought re
turns estimated at $75,000.
RALEIGH.—North Carolina grand
lodge of Masons votes to Increase
from $1.50 to $2.50 per capita tax
and .appropriates $126,000 to Its In
stitutions and other purposes.
WINSTON-SALEM?—S. O. Watts,
prosperous farmer living near Wal
nut Cove, is proud father of 13 chll
dren, youngest, newly arrived, weigh
ing 14 pounds at birth.
WINSTON-SALEM?-Dr. Paul Pe
tree, physician for big Peru copper
mining company, arrives here to vis
it father, who is seriously ill. He
is son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Petree.
SPENCER.—S.“T?~Dorsett, 55. for
merly of Spencer, dies at Washing
ton, D. C., after long illness. He
was son of J. D. Dorsett, prominent
Chatham county resident. Funeral
service is held at Love's Creek
church, near Greensboro.
NEWBERN.—Fire originating In
large mill owned by L. E. Smith, at
Vanceboro, gets beyond control and
serious loss in business section is
■averted by bucket brigade, including
: several hundred men and women.
RALEflGH.—Republican state ex
| ecutive committee decides to hold
I state convention at Raleigh, March
' 19.
RALEIGH.—Nort hCarolina com
mittee fails tn select five North Car
olina heroes of War Between the
| States for inclusion In memorial
i group being carved on side of Stone
mountain, near Atlanta, Ga., and
another meeting wil be held. Those
favored are Fenerals Grimes, Hill,
Hoke, Pender and Pettigrew, with
Ransom and Ramseur trailing.
RALElGH.—Chimney Rock Trust
company, of Chimney Rock, is char
tered by secretary of state, author
lined capital being SIOO,OOO.
SALISBURY.—DougIas L. Brown,
well known, Is sent to Atlanta fed
eral prison for year and day by
Judge Webb after being convicted
in federal court on charge of vio
lating prohibition laws.
GREENSBORO? —Mrs. Cornelia
Gallahan, 67, dies after extended Ill
ness.
CHA RLOTT E?Mec klen b u r g Re
publicans are called to meet January
29 in Charlotte to elect delegates
to state convention. C. M. Setzer
is county chairman. County exec
utive committee declares in favor of
Coolidge's candidacy.
ALABAMA
MOBlLE—Aubrey Boyles, United
States district attorney, and Harry
French, federal officer, are indicted
on charge of attempting to influence
or corrupt officers, in connection
with liquor traffic here.
CENTRE. After slashing his
wife’s throat with knife, W. R. Pil
grim, 57, jumps to death in 90-foot
well. Mrs. Pilgrim will recover. Tem
porary insanity is cause stated.
BERRY. Mrs. Sarah Simpson
celebrates ninety-seventh birthday,
with her 20 grandchildren, 77 great
grand children and two living
daughters, present. She is hale, and
' raised crop of cotton last year.
I BIRMINGHAM—B. S. Howard, 38,
traveling inspector for life insurance
company of Virginia, is almost in
stantly killed when his head is
caught in elevator door in Age-
Herald building.
JASPER.—WaIter Strickland, of
Jasper, is given 2 5 years on charge
of murdering Sam Erwin, at Okla
homa City, 0k1a.., according to ad
vices received from there.
GORGAS. —Escaping gas, in build
ing -where they slept at Gorgas
steam power plant, causes death of
Jim Gay, negro, and renders un
conscious three other negroes and
one white man.
MOBILE. —According to Sheriff
Paul Cazalas, Mobile county moon
shiners are using stills mounted on
Ford trucks to escape; officers.
TUSCALOOSA.—AIf Winchester
Is indicted for murder of unidenti
fied young white woman, whose
charred remains were found in
burned negro church.
UNION SPRINGS. Eight _ car
loads pf machinery are placed in
Comer Cotton Mills being built here.
As much more is coming.
MERCURY.—Roy Woody, young
Madison county farmer, and John
Daniel, negro tenant, lose lives in
attempt to beat N. C. & St. L. Ry.
train across grade crossing. Auto
is thrown 100 feet.
FAYETTE. —Fayette and Lamar
counties are working on ditch 42
miles in length, which will drain
several thousand acres of valuable
farm lands.
AUBURN. Heavy boll weevil
casualties accompany cold weather
in Alabama, according to Dr. W. E.
Hinds, entomologist for Alabama.
ALABAMA CITY7—Joe J. Woo
ten, yard foreman for L. & N. Ry.,
is ground to death under wheels of
switch engine here.
MONTGOMERY'.—Camp Lomax,
United Confederate Veterans, lost
almost one-fourth of its members by
death in past year.
SELMA.—Employes of Selma
Street Railway company are noti
fied of salary reduction, effective
February 1.
AUBURN.—Approximately 500,000
acres of oats in Alabama are either
entirely killed or seriously damaged
by cold, Prof. M. J. Funchess, of
state agricultural department, says.
UNIVERSITY—WiIIiam Jennings
Bryan will address University of
Alabama students on “World's
Need,”' February 6.
OPELIKA. —W. E. Mooreman,
member of signal division of West
ern Railroad of Alabama, escapes
death, but is seriously injured, when
bis motor car leaves railroad tracks
and plunges down embankment.
BLACK CREEK.—As Mr. and
Mrs. Elbert Bishop are going to
depot they are halted by unidenti
fied negro, who shoots and seriously
wounds Mr. Bishop, and flees.
MOBlLE.—Mobile Chamber of
Commerce adopts resolutions op
posing state tax on growing satsuma
trees, saying this tax will injure
satsuma raising.
SHEFFIELD.—Over 500 fine birds
are exhibited here at mid-winter
poultry show.
TALLADEGA.—TaIIadega Oil <fc
Chemical company is shippilng
weekly over 25,000 pounds of mop
yarn.
ANDALUSIA.—Tug Watson and
Albert Dunson, of Andalusia, are
being held in jail, on charge of steal
ing automobile from Quinton Stone.
DECATUR.—Mrs. Walter Hen
drix. mother of President Clyde
Hendrix, of Tennessee Valley bank,
dies at home at Cloverdale. Inter
ment here.
UNION SPRINGS.—About 15
miles of state highway between here
and Montgomery is; completed.
I INA.—W. H. Comer finds in
woods near here bullet riddled suit
case full of papers, most of which
are badly damaged by fire. Some
papers contain name of Bissell Mo
tor company, of Birmingham, Ala.
TUSKEGEE.—For first time
three banks here show combined de
posits of over one million dollars.
TROY—Mrs. Louise Perry Brown,
87, widow of late Dr. Pugh H.
Brown, dies at home here.
FORT PAYNE.—City council au
thorizes sale of $30,000 municipal
bonds, and work will commence on
new school house by March 1.
MONTGOMERY?—A. G. Patter
son, chairman Alabama public serv
ice commission, calls on Washing
ton, D. C. federal officials to pre
pare for steps protecting Alabama
in its right to own or control water
powers within state.
GADSDEN.—EIIis Baker Is fined
S2OO for alleged wife beating, and
placed under $750 peace bond, at
request of his wife.
MILSTEAD.—Large truck loaded
with bread, cakes and pies, and be
longing to Foley's Bakery, Mont
gomery, is consumed by fire on high
way near here.
ENS LE Y.—Re v? M? E. Wilson. 36,
p. stor of ..Ensley Highlands Method
ist church, dies as result of injuries
sustained when struck by auto.
BESSEMER. Chamber of com
merce is backing movement looking
to building new hotel.
ALBANY.—Y. M. C. A. is plan
ning to build modern auditorium
and gymnasium.
COURTLAND.—AnnuaI meet of
Alabama Field Trials club here on
February 4 gives promise of being
biggest event of kind ever held in
north Alabama
BIRMJ NGHAM.—R. A. Skinner.
James T Driver and Preston Orr.
officers of defunct Preston Motors
, corporation, automobile manufac
turers, are indicted In state courts
■ for alleged fraudulent transactions.
1 CARROLLTON?—At meeting of
Pickens County Poultry association
standardization of various breeds of
i chickens is adopted.
ONEONTA.—E? W? McDonald, of
Talladega, is considering moving
. cotton mill from Talladega to One-
• onta.
! Bl RM INCH AM.—City commission
'; is considering adopting ordinance
• . requiring that all automobiles bear-
- ing foreign tag be registered with j
chief of police, within 24 hours after
entering Birmingham.
JASPER. —Fire, which has been
1 burning in coal mine near here for
' past 20 years, is said to have con
l sumed half million tons of coal.
! MARION.—Mi's.” .1. B. Shivers,
1 widow of late Judge J. B. Shivers,
dies at home here.
i ANNISTON. —Because he allowed
■ fire insurance policies to lapse,
t Frank Gamble loses life time savings
■ when market is burned.
COLUMBIANA?^?Moore building, ■
i Columbiana’s oldest land mark, is
, torn down to make room for mod-
• ern garage building.
’ MOBlLE.—Edgewater, bay shore
resort near here, is destroyed by
fire, at loss of $15,000.
’ HUNTSVILLE.—Four youths are
' in jail here charged with attempting
to burn Dallas kindergarten school.
. BIRMINGHAM.—Free after 15
years behind prison bars, A. S. Al-
, len, 59, says he intends to spend re
mainder of life assisting convicts
and families.
ALEXANDER ClTY.—This town
is selected as one of four Alabama
towns where short courses in agri
culture are to be given by Interna
tional Harvester company.
MONTEVALLO.—?Tudg.e E. S. Ly
man announces as candidate for
judge of eighteenth circuit.
FORT DEPOSIT.—WhiIe on his
way to Greenville an auto driven by
J. M. Black, Jr., catches on fire and
is destroyed.
FAYETTE—Judge Wallace P.
Pruitt, of Chatom, purchases Fay
ette Banner and takes ■ charge of
paper.
BERRY.—Many farmers of this
section are making arrangements to
engage in dairy businesses. They
will ship dream to Birmingham.
UNION SPRINGS.—Miss Asa
Ramsay of this place is elected dean
of Mississippi Synodical college, at
Holly Springs, Miss.
TROY.—Troy baseball fans are
organizing club and will enter pro
posed Dixie league.
KILBY PRISON.—James A. Ed
gerton, president of International
alliance, with headquarters at
Washington, D. C., addresses state
convicts here on “Open Ooor of Op
portunity.”
HARTSELLE—WiII Hardin has
a hand cut off in sawmill here.
TALLADEGA. Tom Johnson,
clerk at Talladega Hardware com
pany, falls fourteen feet through
elevator shaft and is not seriously
injured.
. HUNTSVILLE. Mrs. Kate M.
MW 9- 69, dies at home df son,
H. Pride.
xiECATUR. —Considerable excite
ment prevails here over finding oil
at depth of 3,128 feet in well being
drilled.
TARRANT ClTY.—This place is
enjoying building and industrial
boom. Ten new store houses are to
be erected and several factory sites
are sold.
BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham
Traffic association makes complaint
against freight rates on cotton and
cotton linters, from Mississippi
| points to destinations in southeast.
I MOBILE.—Fire damages stock of
I flour, bran, corn and feedstuff in
; warehouse of Frank Cleveland «<-. I
j Co., to extent of several thousand
i dollars.
! FLORENCE. Bids are
i by officials at Wilson Dam for clear
ing that section around north bank ;
of Tennessee river, which will be en- i
tirely inundated by overflow of lake '
formed by completion of dam.
MONTGOMERY.—City of Mont- |
gomery lost $374,000 in operation of 1
waterworks department from 1898 to
1923, inclusive, according to official i
figures.
GADSDEN.—W. E. Weir, former
chief of police of Birmingham, an
nounces for mayor of Gadsden.
PARRISH.—Thirty residences are
being built to take care of people
who want to move to Parrish.
GADSDEN.—Coosa Pipe and
Foundry company’s plant resumes
operation after having undergone
thorough overhauling.
MONTGOMERY.—AIabama public
service commission grants right to
Atlantic Coast Line to revise rates
on fertilizer and fertilizer materials
in Alabama.
JASPER.—William L. Chenault,
of Russellville, Republican candi
date for president in state primary,
confers with friends of Senator
Johnson, and state campaign is
I planned.
| MONTGOMERY. —Sweet potatoes
l in curing and storage plants in Ala- ■
bama fall to low ebb. During 1923 ;
only 42,000 bushels are stored, as
against 311,000 bushels during 1921, ‘
and 100,000 bushels during 1922. j
BERRY. Despite fact rural
> schools are short several thousand :
! dollars in finances, efforts will be i
! made to finance five months schools
I throughout country.
HARTSELLE. Rural school
buildings of Morgan county are in- \
sured for W 20.000, according to E.
; L. Hayes, county superintendent.
NEW HOPE.—Mrs. Bessie Butler.
25. falls dead at home here from \
heart trouble.
SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE. Miss Pauline
Montgomery and Miss Gertrude
Meyers, of Buffalo, N. Y., enroled in
Greenville Woman’s college here,
j their parents declaring they are im
i pressed with advantages offered by
i southern college.
COLUMBIA—L. T. Gurkin is ar
rested in Rose Hill residential sec
tion when police-find 60-gallon still
iin yard.
GRE EXViLT?E.—J? T. Abercrom
bie. of Fork Shoals section, is sen
i tenced to ten years in penitentiary
ion conviction of manslaughter for '
I killing Ed Williams. Both were
farmers.
GREENVILLE.— No more ex
service men will be sent to United
States hospital No. 26, at site of
Camp Sevier, according to informa
tion to Cql. P. S. Rawls, commander
of hospital, government's plan being
to gradually abandon hospital.
CHARLESTON. Eleven cadets
i of The Citadel, face possible suspen
sion for violations of orders from
< ■ Bond ■ / ■ ge _
custom at The C.tadel of shaving
i. I
heads of freshmen bo stopped, fresh
men are wearing skull caps to hide
their bald pates. Decision of au
thorities is awaited with interest.
CHARLESTON.—PIana are begun ■
for entertaining naval officers and
newspaper men from all parts- of na- •
tion, who will sail from here Febru- [
ary 10 with navy squadron to wit- ;
ness maneuvers in southern waters. [
COLUMBIA. Wofford college I
alumni give banquet here with 1
President Snyder and Governor Me-1
Lead, alumnus of the Methodist in
| stitution, as speakers.
CHARLESTON.—Case against for-;
mer Governor Wilson G. Harvey, |
charged with violation of state bank- !
ing laws, in connection with failure
of the Enterprise bank, of which he
was president, is continued and I
venue changed to Allendale county, i
by order of Judge Johnson, presid- i
ing here, change being granted on i
motion of defendant, with statement I
j that he cannot get a fair trial here. !
It is now brought to light that state !
constitution does not allow change i
of venue except within bounds of |
judicial circuit," and Charleston coun- I
i ty is circuit all by itself.
CHARLESTON.—Large imports of
fertilizer materials for factories here
leads manufacturers to say they ex
pect large demand. They predict j
consumption in state of nearly mil
lion tons.
CHARLESTON.—Rear Admiral E.
A. Anderson is guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry P. Williams, and Rear Ad
miral A. P. Niblack is guest of Rear
Admiral George W. Williams, who
succeeded him as commandant of
the navy yard here, and Mrs. Wil
liams. Both rear admirals are for
mer commanders of navy yard.
COLUMBIA. Judge Mendal
Smith orders arrest of witness in
criminal case who had refused to
appear unless paid $6 a day for his
time, and he also orders arrest of
three negro witnesses in another
case who were absent because of
“cousin’s” funeral.
GREENWOOD. Lawrence Lee,
prominent insurance man, is killed
by truck, which strikes him as he
is fixing lights on car, standing in
front of filling station,
ffIEDGEFIELD.—R. H. Parks, prom
inent merchant, dies from stroke of
apoplexy.
COLUMBIA. Egbert W.
Smith, D. D., of Nashville, general
secretary of foreign missions com
mittee of the Southern Presbyterian
church, will deliver series of Smyth
lectures, an annual spring course at
Columbia Theological seminary here.
DARLINGTON?'-J. M. Napier,
who -was manager of large farm
owned by Eright Williamson, is elect
ed demonstration agent for Darling
ton county. He once was agent in
Richland county.
COLUMBlA.—Executive commit
tee of newly organized state federal
of men of Lutheran church meets
here, with Hon. D. F. Efird, of Lex
ington, presiding, and will name
place and time for first annual con
vention of federation.
COLUMBIA.—AnnuaI state roads :
institute at university attracts sev
eral hundred delegates. Feature of
program is trip with members of |
legislature to Camden, taken In au-
; tomobiles by members of Columbia I
Chamber of Commerce, and enter- ■
| tained at Camden by Kershaw coun- :
ty chamber of commerce..
NEW BROOKLAND.—Mrs. Orrle
Morris, of New Brookland, dies of
burns received when -clothing became
ignited at open fire. She was 23 and
is survived by husband and three
children.
BARNWELL.—T. S. Cave dies in
hospital in Augusta, Ga., after op
eration. He was planted on extensive
scale.
COLUHBIA.—The sum of $247,925
was collected last year in inheritance
taxes, the first' year of effectiveness
>of the law. To collect this sum cost
i state approximately SB,OOO, accord-
I ing to statement by W. G. Querry,
■ chairman of state tax commission.
i COLUMBlA.—Representative J. B.
Duffie, of Sumter; A. F. McKissick,
of Greenville; W. D. Barnett, of Co
lumbia, and Hugh O. Hanna, of
■ Hampton, are authors of bill intro
j duced in legislature, aimed at pre
| venting such disasters as Cleveland
I school fire, near Camden, last April,
{ which cost 77 lives. New measure
■ prohides certain requirements as to
erection of school and provision of
fire escapes and school equipment.
COLT.MBIA.—Knights of Pythias
from five counties will meet in Co
lumbia, district convention, with A.
B. Langley, prominent insurance
company president, presiding.
FLORENCE. The Florence
chamber of commerce indorses pro
posed state, highway bond issue for
$40,000,000, and proposed plan of
state land settlement program.
SUMMERTON.—Richard C. Rich
ardson, 52, dies after long illness.
GREENVILLE.—Mrs. Naiman
James lies in hospital with fractured
skull, probably fatal injury, as re
sult of motor car accident when car
in which she and husband were rid
ing, in attempting to pass a coupe,
figured in a smash-up. In coupe
were Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Davis,
and they, too, suffered sever but not
critical injuries.
SPARTANBURG. Hon. John
i Gary Evans returns from Washing-
■ ton, where he attended meeting of
1 national Democratic executive com-
■ and declares that League of
| Nations will be issue in next cam
j paign and that Democrats have a
1 stiong chance of electing president
’ if right man is nominated.
CHESTER.—Henry M. Da Vega
• announces plans to erect a new thir-
I ty-ton electrically driven ice plant
i here.
— Magistrate J.
Iv Jennings dismisses charges of
. abduction and kidnaping brought bv
I Bos Griswold against Tom Padgett
; and Jack Stanford, of Lexington, N.
.F. Griswold charged that rhe ’two
; made away with Padgett's daughter
| after girl had been placed in his
i legal custody.
CirESTER.— James McKay suf- i
fers a fractured skull when he falls I
a railroad trestle at Baldwin !
- Ulis, and after undergoing opera- i
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SATURDAY, JANUARY Sfl,
tion, is reported as being in-satisfac
tory condition.
CHESTER. Chester launches
drive to raise remaining $5,000 of
' fund to be used to erect community
building as memorial to men in
I World war.
. COLUM WA.—Governor McLeod,
ion return from Atlanta, expresses
j himself as greatly pleased and in
: spired by unveiling of Lee head of
j wonderful Confederate monument on
: side of Stone mountain.
CAMDEN.—Mrs. Amanda McKay,
■of West Wateree, Kershaw county,
I is killed when struck by auto driven
.by Mr. H. D. Kirkland. She got
'out of one car, walked behind it and
I started across street, as other ap-
I proached. Kirkland turned quickly
in vain effort to avoid striking Mrs.
i McKay.
COLUMBIA.—Guy Cox, young
I Columbian, arrested in Baltimore on
j charge of stealing auto, returns
I home after being cleared of charge.
Cox was about to be “framed,” when
; his Columbia employer sent wit
i nesses to Baltimore to establish his
innocence. Cox was employed by
a woma nto drive auto to Chatta
nooga. He was arrested in Chatta
nooga, while driving car, with the
woman and male companion as pas
jsengers. It was developed that this
was the car stolen in Baltimore, but
Cox was employed as driver when
woman was here with the vehicle.
COLUMBlA.—Columbia bar plans
banquet for United States Judge Er
nest F. Cochran, who is presiding
over first court here.
COLUMBIA. —Roy Fetner, young
Columbian, is charged with involun
tary manslaughter, in connection
with a grade crossing collision with
a train here some months ago, when
John Fause was killed.
COLUMBIA.—ThT - 1923 tobacco
crop was largest South Carolina ever
produced/, except in 1919, the 1923
crop being 77,791,783 pounds, ac-
Surrounded by Toys
Os Her Lost Children
Woman Shoots Self
HOUSTON, Tex., Jan. 24.—Sur
rounded by toys belonging to her
two small children who recently
went to live with relatives through
a separation agreement, Mrs. Peggy
Jordan Griffith, 24 years old, fired
a bullet from a small caliber auto
matic pistol Into heir own body here
yesterday.
She is in a local hospital with
good chances of recovery according
to attending physicians.
“I did it myself,” the injured wom
an penciled on a note. “I’ve been
so terribly alone.”
Kidnaping of Woman
Charged to Teacher
GOLDSBORO, N. C., Jan. 24.
Wayne Mitchell, school teacher
I here, was charged with kidnaping
I in a warrant issued today following
the strange disappearance of Miss
Bessie Wright, twenty-five.
Miss Wright, assistant In a phy
sician’s office here, has been miss
ing since December 28, when she
said she was going to her home in
the country to spend Sunday and
would return Monday morning as
usual. Mitchell left his home here
the same afternoon and for a time
relatives of the girl believed the
couple had eloped.
After a few days’ absence, Mitch
ell returned to Goldsboro, and fol
lowing an investigation a warrant
for his arrest was issued today.
Kept in Jail Overtime,
Man Sues for $14,000
MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 24.—Alleging
that prison officials neglected to re;
lease him on the date he was sup
posed to have completed his sentence
and give him liberty, W. H. Blalock,
of Mobile, has entered suit for $14,-
000 against William F. Feagin, for
mer state warden and the National
Surety company, the latter’s bonds
men. The suit is to be heard in
Montgomery. The overtime spent in
jail is valued at SI,OOO daily, accord
ing to the suit.
Blalock was convicted of violating
the prohibition law.
CASE IS CONTINUED
IN MONTGOMERY COURT
MONTGOMERY. Ala., Jan. 24.
The case of W. H. Blalack, of Mo
bile, alleging neglect in his release
from prison on the expiration of his
sentence and asking suit against W.
F. Feagin, former state warden, and
the National Surety company, Wed
nesday was continued by Judge Leon
McCord unti Ithe next term of the
Montgomery county circuit court.
The next term of court is set for
some date in April.
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COLUMBIA.—CasN against Mrs.
E. O. Ingram, prominent Columbia
woman, charged with sending ob
scene matter through mails in na
ture of letters to various prominent
Columbians regarding marriage of
Thost. 7. Boyle, of Sumter, and Miss
Margaret McGregor, of Columbia, re
sults in second mistrial.
COLUMBIA.—South Carolina leg
islature reconvenes after fifteen
days’ recess, and. annual appropria
tion bill, prepared during recess by
two finance committees, is reported
to house.
FLORENCE. Edmund Bingham,
Florence county man, convicted of
murder of brother, and charged with
also murdering mother, sister and
sister's two adopted children, is or
dered removed to penitentiary by
Governor McLeod following state
ment that Bigham’s health is not
good In Florence county jail,
COLUMBIA.—Dr. C. Fred Wil-
Hams, superintendent of State Hos
pital for Insane, makes one hun
dredth annual report of Institution
to governor and legislature, report
showing that where there was one
patient a hundred years ago, and in
stitution had to advertise for pa
tients, there Is today a population in
hospital of 2,410.
COLUMBIA.—Two hundred dele
gates, from all parts of the state,
attend third annual convention of
Citizens’ Educational association, in
Columbia, on day legislature begins
its year’s work, and pending educa
tional matters before legislature con
stitute part of discussions.
SPARTANBURG.—Entire person
nel of Billy Sunday party, now con
ducting campaign at Charlotte,
comes here and conducts service in
Converse college auditorium. Party,
which conducted campaign here a
year ago, Is met at station by Mayor
Floyd and delegation of prominent
citizens.
$2,000,000 Damages
Asked in Two Suits
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 24.—Prae
cepts for summons in two civil ac
tions each for $1,000,000 damages
were filed In federal court here yes
terday. One was filed by Mary
Wade and her husband, J. H. Wade.
The other was by W. D. McAdo.'
and the title holding company.
The defendants are the Interna
tional Realty association, Inc.; N. J.
Etpham, S. S. Thorpe, C. T. Simp
son and C. F. Harrison, of St.
Petersburg. Mrs. Wade is a sister
of Mr. McAdoo. The suits were
said to be for recovery of damages
for alleged violation of contract in
the sale of some land near St.
Petersburg.
Lee Russell Pardons 718
During Four-Year Term
JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 24.—Seven
hundred and eighteen pardons to
state and county prisoners were is
sued during the four years that Lee
M. Russell served as governor of
Mississippi, according to an an
nouncement by Macy Dinkens, pri
vate secretary to the former execu
tive. The list includes men and
women convicted of all sorts of of
fenses, some of them having never
been inside prison walls.
During the last week of his ad
ministration. Mr. Russell gave 102
prsons their liberty.
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